You are a journalist from Armenia and Georgia. You are interested in and working on the relations between those two countries. You have a good knowledge of economics and an… Read More »Armenia and Georgia cross-border: Apply for workshop in Berlin
The deadline for applications is May 10. You can be admitted to the journalism department of BSU by passing the Hlg (written) և Otl (written) exams.
Are you a journalist from Armenia or Georgia? Do you have basic skills in mobile reporting? Do you feel the need to get additional skills and learn the latest techniques for recording, editing, and streaming over-the-air video clips in just a few minutes? Are you looking for international contacts to exchange your experiences and expand your network?
Read More »Workshop on Mobile Reporting for Journalists from Armenia and Georgia
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: July 8, 2018
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The U.S. Embassy in Armenia is pleased to announce that the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) is soliciting applications from Armenian citizens for a master’s degree program in Multimedia Journalism and Media Management offered by the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM).
The Multimedia Journalism and Media Management MA program gives students a solid foundation for critical and innovative thinking. It provides journalistic and managerial knowledge and skills to prepare for today’s multimedia environment. It also gives students a critical understanding of emerging concepts and media theories shaping the future role of journalists and media managers. A large component of the program will take place at the newly opened Multimedia Education Center (MEC).
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In many OSCE-participating states conflict and crisis hamper and endanger an independant, accurate and objective journalism. Sometimes journalism even tends to sharpen conflicts. It´s difficult to recognize propaganda, hate-speech and different interests of conflict-parties. In addition the personal and digital security of journalists often is threatened.
These problems will be the main focus of the journalism Seminar of taz panter foundation, Reporters Without Borders and German Federal Foreign Office. 14 journalists from OSCE-participating states, especially from Central Asia, Middle and Eastern Europe and Russia will be invited to come to Berlin 29 May to 5 June 2016 to exchange their experience, discuss these issues and more.
The participants will meet journalists, politicians, public stakeholders and experts for international election observation. They will visit the German parliament. In the Federal Foreign Office they will meet representatives of the taskforce for the German OSCE-presidency 2016. They will learn about the German media landscape and exercise some techniques of conflict sensitive journalism. Participants will learn how to upgrade their personal and digital security.
Read More »Workshop in Berlin. Reporting Conflict and Crisis – an international exchange
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by World Learning, the Digital Communication Network exchange program is creating a collaborative network of journalists and communication professionals from across Europe and Central Asia, working together to strengthen communication skills through the development and dissemination of digital content. The program will focus on communication tools, and link, in an integrated fashion, journalism, social media, and civil society.
Through this two-way exchange for communication professionals from Europe, Central Asia, and the United States, participants exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices regarding different facets of communication particularly as it applies to digital and online content. The program explores new models for public engagement while developing sustainable and enduring linkages with professional counterparts throughout Europe and Central Asia.
A total of 25 participants will be selected through an open competition process to come to the United States for a four-week professional program scheduled for April 10th through May 7th, 2016. Participants should work and reside in one of the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.
The Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) is pleased to announce scholarships for Armenian students to study multimedia journalism and media management at the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) located in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The program includes five semesters of study from October 2014 to May 2016. The students will spend their first and fifth semesters in Yerevan and their second, third and fourth semesters in Tbilisi (January-December 2015).
While studying in Georgia, Armenian students will receive monthly stipends for housing and food expenses. Each student will also receive funding for an internship with a media organization abroad. All tuition costs of the program are funded by the U.S. Embassy in Armenia.
This master’s program is taught in English and is targeted for international audience. It gives students a solid foundation for critical and innovative thinking. It provides journalistic and managerial knowledge and skills adequate to the new multimedia environment. The program also gives students a critical understanding of emerging concepts and media theories shaping the future role of journalists and media managers.
Read More »GIPA looks for the best Armenian candidates for an MA program in Multimedia in 2014/2016
Journalists for the Future NGO (JFF) organizes a workshop entitled “Internet Rights and Security” with the financial support of OSCE Yerevan Office and Counterpart International Representation in Armenia within the framework of “Free, Reliable and Secure Internet Information for All” project being held on June 20-22, 2014, in Aghveran.
The training is envisaged for civil society representatives and aims to provide fundamental knowledge for the participants on legal boundaries of free expression on the Internet as well as on the evasion from information security issues and protection from undesirable intervention.
The workshop will conduct lawyer Ara Ghazaryan, information security expert Samvel Martirosyan and media expert Suren Deheryan.
Who can apply? NGO members responsible for information strategy and public relations of their organization
How to apply? Send a CV with an occupation and the main duties mentioned as well as a recommendation letter by the head of NGO to the following e-mail: info@jnews.am.
We kindly request you to mention INTERNET RIGHTS in the subject line.
Read More »“Internet Rights and Security” Workshop for NGO sector in Armenia
Journalists for the Future NGO are pleased to invite you to participate in the presentation of “The Best in the Net” guidebook for online journalists on Monday, December 23, at 3 pm. The Guidebook has been developed by the Journalists for the Future NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
The guidebook provides both with theoretical and practical knowledge on how to implement high-quality media activity in the Internet and to properly organize information security.
The Guidebook consists of six parts. It represents the impact of convergent journalism on the provision of information, discusses the journalist’s role in the digital era and delivers new online formats of providing news.
The Guidebook covers a detailed review on the boundaries of freedom of expression and the protection of copyright on the Internet. The last part of the guide enumerates the steps necessary for the protection and dissemination of the data existing on digital devices for ensuring their information security.
The event will take place at “902” hall in “Erebuni Plaza” Business Centre, Yerevan.
If you have any question, please, send an e-mail to info@jnews.am or call (093) 539334.
Sincerely,
Journalists for the Future NGO
Read More »December 23. Presentation of “The Best in the Net” Guidebook for online Journalists
International Academy of Journalism has announced the application process for 2013-2014 Fellowship Program “Journalism in Digital World”. Deadline for online applications: May 3, 2013.
For more information about the application process as well as the training program CLICK HERE